CLINTON TWP., Mich. — Clintondale
High School Principal Greg Green was featured on CNN’s education blog, “Schools
of Thought,” for utilizing a “flipped classroom” approach to education.

In a blog post special to CNN,
Green explained how teachers at Clintondale record their lectures using
software donated by a local company. Students watch these lectures outside of
school hours and then work on “homework” during class. According to Green, this
gives students access to teachers when they are needed most, when students are
actively processing the material instead of when they are receiving it.

In the 18 months Clintondale has
been using the program, the student failure rate has fallen by a third,
according to Green.